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Pros:

First ingredient is a meat product.

Cons:

Uses soy, beet pulp, and yeast. Inadequate meat content.

The first ingredient in this food is a named meat source. That is followed by four decent quality grains. Note however, that there are two forms of rice in this food. If those two ingredients were not “split” (see main page for explanation of splitting) then it is likely that we would see rice was in fact the primary ingredient in the food.

The inclusion of soy protein is a decided negative. Soy is a poor quality protein, and a very common cause of allergies and digestion upsets in dogs (some claim it is the #1 cause of allergies). Beet pulp is another controversial ingredient – it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

Dried corn syrup is derived from corn and like all corn products is a common cause of allergy problems. Lastly, the inclusion of yeast extract and apples are a combination likely to produce yeast infections in many dogs. This is certainly not a food we would recommend be fed to any animal that suffered allergies or yeast infections.